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Precipitin Reactions in Hypersensitivity Pneumonitides.
SummarySera from patients with farmers' lung, pigeon breeders' disease, bagassosis, and maple bark strippers' disease were examined for the presence of precipitating antibodies against the corresponding antigenic materials. All sera showed reactions with 3 or 4 of the antigens. The one exception was the serum from the patient with maple bark strippers'
J J, Barboriak +3 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Relapses occur in up to 40% of patients after prolonged courses of antifungal treatment for chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA). The factors predisposing to relapse remain poorly defined. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of adults treated for ≥ 6 months with oral azoles for CPA.
Annabel Choyce +6 more
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Case description Five workers (2 males and 3 females) employed in a furniture factory located in eastern Poland developed hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) after the pine wood used for furniture production was replaced by birch wood. All of them reported
Barbara Mackiewicz +11 more
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Improvements in the preparation of heterologous antilymphocyte globulin with special reference to absorption and diethylaminoethyl cellulose batch production [PDF]
Antilymphocyte gamma-G globulin (ALGG) was produced from the serum of immunized horses. Modifications of the preliminary absorption techniques permitted the removal of undesirable, extraneous antibodies.
Amend, JR +5 more
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis presenting a glove-finger shadow in radiographic images [PDF]
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is a lung disease occurring in patients with asthma or cystic fibrosis, triggered by a hypersensitivity reaction to the presence of Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways.
Cortez, Márcio Zamuner +4 more
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The Vector Potential Index (VPI) is a novel metric for evaluating and comparing the potential of blood‐feeding arthropod vectors to contribute to zoonotic vector‐borne disease transmission. Taking a meta‐analysis approach, the VPI combines vector competence and host use data obtained from scientific literature to assign relative and absolute VPI ranks ...
Amely M. Bauer +4 more
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Immune Complex Reactions in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus [PDF]
We should first try to define systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Table 1 lists criteria proposed by a committee of the American Rheumatism Association.
Davis, John Staige, IV
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Abstract The Ouchterlony double immunodiffusion technique is used as a teaching tool for studying immune responses and exemplifying differences in antigen–antibody reactions. Although commonplace in undergraduate labs, standardized commercial kits limit learning experiences because they have fixed modalities of use, a low shelf‐life, and impose ...
Abhay Pal, Subhojit Sen
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Bird breeder's disease: a rare diagnosis in young children [PDF]
Bird breeder's lung disease is the most common form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis and is a rare entity in young children. We report three cases of children under 7 years of age in whom this diagnosis was confirmed early in the course of the disease ...
Barazzone Argiroffo, Constance +5 more
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Sub acute hypersensitivity pneumonitis: incidence among family members [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of subacute hipersensitivity pneumonitis in a boy with simultaneous occurrence of the same clinical syndrome in a member of his family. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 12 years old child with worsening dyspnea, dry cough and weigth loss.
Carraro, Danila de Souza +2 more
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